How well do you know Paignton? Sure, you’ve checked out the popular tourist haunts, explored the busy town centre, tried the restaurants and bars, had fun at the theatre, enjoyed the sea front with its promenade, sandy beaches and pier, and visited most of the town’s residential areas.

But there is somewhere in the Preston area of Paignton – just a short walk from Preston Sands Beach – which remains a hidden gem.

With impressive gardens, a children’s play area, terraced entertaining areas, sea views and even a games room, this four-bed 1920s home is a treasure just waiting to be discovered.

Waterville House is an impressive family home privately hidden from view behind neighbouring properties in Preston Down Road.

The house sits in a plot of around 0.8 acres

Sitting in a plot of around 0.8 acres, a driveway with electric gates, an intercom and parking for multiple vehicles leads from the road to Waterville House.

The house is believed to date from 1926 and during the current ownership has been thoughtfully extended and improved throughout to create a substantial modern family home.

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There is space for a dining table and informal seating, and the kitchen boasts an island unit and breakfast bar plus a range of cream units both above and below the wood-effect work surfaces.

Appliances include a five-ring gas hob with extractor, an eye-level double oven and grill, integrated dishwasher and fridge, and there is space for a freestanding fridge freezer.

The sitting room

While the kitchen floor is tiled, oak flooring runs throughout the remaining ground-floor reception rooms, and the original internal doors have been retained too.

Head into the dual-aspect sitting room and you’ll find a large bay window and a feature fireplace. Another feature fireplace can be found in the dining room along with another bay window framing lovely garden views.

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Extremely useful in a family home are the ground-floor cloakroom, airing cupboard and a range of useful storage cupboards.

On the first floor, the large landing boasts sea views, plenty of space for a seating or study area, and access to the four bedrooms.

The master bedroom

Along with the landing, the master and second bedrooms soak up sea views across the surrounding area to Tor Bay, taking in Brixham and Berry Head.

The master bedroom also has a dressing room and en-suite shower room, and bedroom two has en-suite facilities too. Bedrooms three and four share the family bathroom which has both a bath and a walk-in shower.

Outside, Waterville House is surrounded by its gardens with extensive lawn and terraced entertaining areas.

The garden terraces

To the rear of the house – off the family room – there are large areas of terracing over three levels. A further terrace to the front leads to an extensive lawn interspersed with trees with a children’s play area at the end.

The garden is surrounded by tall conifer hedging, trees and fencing, affording a high degree of privacy.

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You will also find a small outbuilding containing the utility room and a gardeners’ loo within Waterville House’s grounds.

And just when you thought this 1920s home couldn’t get any better, it offers up a brilliant outbuilding that not only contains a garage, a store and boarded attic storage, it also has a games and party room.

The games room

Waterville House in Preston Down Road, Paignton, is on sale with Stags in Torquay for a guide price of £699,500. To find out more or arrange a viewing, call 01803 200160.